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shadowiness

/ʃˈædoʊinəs/ noun

The state or property of being shadowy.

Word Origin Shadowiness comes from shadowy, from shadow. Shadow is from Proto-Germanic skadwaz, from PIE *(s)keh₂- 'darkness.' The -y and -ness suffixes turn it into the quality of being shadowy. Related to shade, shady, and overshadow. Shadowiness is the state of being full of shadows, dim and mysterious.

noun The state or property of being shadowy. countable

The shadowiness of the forest at dusk made it difficult to distinguish trees from lurking figures.

(名词) 朦胧；模糊；阴暗；若隐若现 【朦胧状态】

黄昏时分森林的朦胧昏暗让人难以区分树木与潜伏的身影。

(sustantivo) El estado o propiedad de ser sombrío.

La oscuridad del bosque al atardecer dificultaba distinguir los árboles de las figuras acechantes.

(nom) ombrage; caractère ombragé; obscurité [Caractère de ce qui est ombragé, sombre ou mal défini.]

Le caractère ombragé de la forêt au crépuscule rendait difficile de distinguer les arbres des silhouettes tapies dans l'ombre.

(Substantiv) Schattenhaftigkeit; Dunkelheit [der Zustand oder die Eigenschaft, schattig, dunkel oder unklar zu sein; das Vorhandensein von Schatten oder Undeutlichkeit.]

Die **shadowiness** des Waldes in der Dämmerung machte es schwer, Bäume von lauernden Gestalten zu unterscheiden.

(名詞) 影が多いこと。薄暗さ。ぼんやりしていること。

夕暮れ時の森の薄暗さは、木々と潜む人影の区別を困難にした。

(substantivo) sombriedade; obscuridade; escuridão [O estado ou qualidade de ser sombrio.]

A obscuridade da floresta ao anoitecer dificultava distinguir árvores de figuras à espreita.

Synonyms: dimness gloominess obscurity darkness shade murkiness duskiness cloudiness Antonyms: brightness light clarity illumination
Word parts: shadow + y + ness

Related words

shadow shadowy

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